Doll



Patented Sept. 21, 1926;

UNITED STATES 1,600,359 PATENT OFFI. a.

GRACE s; PUTNAM, OF NEW Yours-N. Y.

LDOLL.

Applicationfiled February 6, 1925. Serial No. 7,208.

This invention relates to dolls and particularly to that type thereof in which the body of the figure comprises an outer envelope of cloth, or other suitable material, stuffedwith any suitable-soft padding or stuffing. The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel construction of great simplicityrequiring a minimum amount of labor for Y the production of the finished figure, while producing a figure which imitates with renarkab'le fidelity theshape' and character- 'istic postures of an infant.

i will be apparent .from the following more detailed description.

Other objects Reference is had i to the accompanying drawings which illustrate an example of the invention "without defining its limits and wherein Fig. lis a plan view of the front blank; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the rear blank; Fig. 3 is a front view showing the first step'in the assembling of the blanks;

Fig; 4 is a front view of the assembled blanks; Figs. 5 and 6 are side and rear views of the assembled blanksin stuffed condition;

and Fig: 7 is a front view of the completed figure, with the'head secured thereto.

The invention consists in the novel configuration, proportion, and assembly of the front andback fabric blanks which form the envelope of the figure and define its shape,

and which permit movement of the legs of the figure without necessitating making the 'legs' separately from the body, as with the constructions heretofore employed.

In making the figure, I employ a front blank A and a rear blank B intended to be sewed along their marginal portions;

"body portion of the front blank, as clearly shownin Fig. 3, is ofsmaller area than the rear blank, while the lower portions of the legs 10, 11 of the two blanks are of substantially the same shape and size.

i F igs; l and 3, the front-blank A. is shaped 'to form a widened chest portion a and a re-j duced waist portion a.

front blank extend'outwardly, then inward- .ly-and are'sp aced apart along the line 12 which terminates at its ends at the points' :which correspond approximately with the under partof the knees. rear blankB curve outwardly from the top Kline-14 'thereof'to produce a wider portion extending a substantial distance above-the line-15 between the leg portions 11 of the blank." -Tl1e lines 14 and 15 of the rear blank,

desired, may be made longer than the cor- The As shown in The legs 10 of the' The sides 13 of registering marks 17 on said lines in alignment. The blanks are then sewed together from each mark 17 to the sides thereof leaving an unsewed portion between 'sald marks.

If, as suggested above, the line l6is shorter than theiline 14 and the marks'17 are located an equal distance from the sides of each blank, "the'excess material of the rear blank will, in such case, cause a gaping opening 18 to be produced inwhich the head "19 of the doll is'adapted to be inserted and secured in any suitable manner. to the fabric ofv the blanks.

The side margins'of the body and leg portions of the twoblanks are then sewed together, care being taken to bring each in dicating mark 17 of one blank in alignment with its corresponding mark of the other blank. The marks '17 are so'loca-tedthat it becomes necessary to form a plurality of folds" or pleats 20, 21, in the rear blank to bring all ofthe marks into registry. In sewing the-sides of the blanks together, it ispreferable to form the two large pleats 20, extending inwardlv fromthe sides of the figure and the two smaller pleats 21 extend ing upwardly from the lines'lQ, l5, approximately at the places shown in the drawing.

After the entire marginal edges of the blanks, with the exception of the opening 18 left along the top, have been'sewed up, the envelope formed is stuffed with any suitable soft stufling such'as cotton batting or the like. The excess or surplus of material in the rear blank will cause the stuffed figure to assumethe contour and posture shown in Figs. 5to 7. The greater width and area of the lower portion of the rear blank causes the stufling to force thelegs of the figure to assume the positions shown in Figs. 5 to 7 and as the leg portions of the blanks are cut to the bent shape shown, the figure automatically assumes the characteristic posture of an infant, with thelegs bent and heels in natural prox mity to each other.

The surplus material provided, by the.-

pleats 20, 21, allows the legs of the figure to be moved from their normal positions, the pressure of the stufling upon the fabric of the blanks causing the legs to return normally to the positions shown in Figs. to 7 inclusive. By constructing the figure in the manner described, the back of the figure movement of the legs without distorting thedisclosed. It will also be understood that will be fully rounded in an unbroken curve thereby producing a. natural appearance, the surplus material of the pleats permit-ting ture, as-whenthe figure is held in the arms the'soft feeling thereof is quite similar to that of a human infant. Finally the manu facture and assembling of the figure is of the utmost simplicity and the completed fig- ,ure is of great durability.

VVhileit :is. preferable 'to arrange the pleats 20,521 as shown, it will be understood that the'location as well as the number of pleats may be varied without departing from. the principles of construction herein numerous variations, modifications and changes fromthe example herein illustrated may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1..A figure of the character described comprising an outer envelope filled with.

V stuffing-said envelope consisting of a front blank: and. a rear blank secured together along their marginal portions, said blanks each having a body portion and leg portions the leg portions of each of saidblanks extending laterally at. an angle from the body portion thereof to a point corresponding to the/knee of the figure, and then being inclined'inwardly'from said point to bring the heels of said figure into closely spaced relationship, and said rear blank being of considerably greater width and length than said front blank whereby when said stufiing .is inserted into said envelope the leg.

portions thereofwill be forcedby said stuff ing upwardly and inwardly to cause them to assume normally :an upwardly drawn, bent positionresemblinga characteristic posture I of an infant.

2. A figure of the character described,

gether along their 'marginalportions, said blanks each having a body portionran'd leg ,portlons, the leg portions of each of said blanks extending laterallyat ansangle to said body portion and then inwardly, and the body portion of said rear blank being sufhciently greater in width and length. than said front blank adjacent to the leg portions thereof to form the back, the sides and curved buttock when said envelope is filled with the stufiing material whereby the leg portions will be forced by said stuffing to assume normally an upwardly drawn, bent :position.

A figure of the character '-'desc-ribecl comprising an outer envelope filled with stuffing,- said envelope consisting-of a front blank and a rear blank secured together along their marginal portions, said blanks each having abody portion and leg portions, the lower leg portions of said blanksj below the' knees being of substantially the J same shape and size, and converging from'ithe knees toward thev feet, and the body and up-:

per leg portions of said blanks beingm'arkedly dissimilar in shape andsize, withv -sa1d 'rear blank being of considerably greater width than said'front blank adjacent to said.

leg portions and, of considerably greater length, thereby to form a pendulous pocket which, when filledwith the stuffing-material, will form a rounded buttock from vwhich the leg portions ofsaid figure will extend upwardly in a drawn, bent. position ,due to thepressure' of said stu'ffing and the tension of the material of. theshorter front blank.

i. A figure of the character described comprising an outer envelope consisting of a rear blank and a front blank, said blanks each having a body portion and leg. portions,

the body portion of said rearblankbeing. of

greater areathan the body; portion of said Tfrontfblank and said blanksbeing secured along their marginal portions with thesurplus material of the body portion of; said I rear blank arranged to form-a plurality of inwardly extending pleats, certain of said pleats being arranged at the upper ends of said legportions to provide a surplus of material which will permitmovement of said leg,portions; and a stulfing'inserted between said front and rear blanks.

.5. A figure of the character described comprising an outer envelope consisting of. a rear blank'and a front. blank, said blanks each having a body portion and'leg portions,

the body portionof saidvreartblank being of greater area thanv the -:-body portion "of said front blank wand said-blanks being .=secured a'long their marginal; portions 1 with the surplus material of the body; portion of V said rearblankarranged to form aplural'ity compr s ngan outer envelope consisting of a front blank .andiarear blank secured toofinwardly extending pleats and; a stuffing, inserted betweensaid front andqrear sure of said stuffing upon said blanks caus- 'ing said leg portions to assume normally an upwardly drawn bent position to resemble the posture of an infant.

6.; A figure of the character described comprising an outer envelope consisting of a rear blank and a front blank, said blanks each having a body portion and le portions, the body portion of said rear blan being of greater areathan the body portion of said front blank and said blanks being secured along their marginal ortions with the surplus material of the dyportion of said rear blank arranged to form a plurality of inwardly extending pleats; and a stufiing inserted between said front and rear blanks, the leg portions of saidblanks being cut to form a bent shape and the pressure of said stufiing upon said blanks causing said leg portions to assume normally an upwardly drawn bent position to resemble the posture of aninfant, and certain of said pleats being arranged adjacent to the upper part of said leg portions to provide a surplus of body portion of said rear blank being material which will permit movement of the legs from said bent position. v

7. A figure of the class described compris ing an outer envelope consisting'of a rear blank and a front blank, said blanks each having a body, portion and leg portions, th;

0 greater length and width than said I front blank, and of greater width in its lower part than in its upper part, said blanks being secured together along their marginal pors tions, withrportions of the surplus material of said lower part of said rear blank arranged to form a plurality of inwardly extending pleats, and stufling inserted between said blanks,'the remainder of said surplus material of said rear blank causing the lower rear bodyportion of the figure to assume the shape of an infants body.

In testimony'whereof I have hereunto set my hand. I

GRACE S. PUTNAM. 

